Combination sealing strip and stop for doors and windows



Feb. 2, 1932. W VEDDER 1,843,350

COMBINATION SEALING STRIP AND STOP FOR DOORS AND WINDOWS rFiled sept. 25, 1930 Arra/ewy.

type,fbutsmigl1t easily be embodiedv foruse, vsliding doorsiand .win-

PatentedFeb. 2, 193.2

,aonunuoamfomouLos hiveELESmALIEOnNIA UOMBINATION sEALrNG Vsrarrl `ein) srorl .FOR DOORSl AND WINDOWS Application sieaseptember'2571930; fseria1No.-"4s4,s4e.

. 'lylysinvention relates tovweather Strips for doors `:and z-windows, yandv is :particularly adapted fonuse oncthe bottom lof swinging doorsaandvwindows to excludeair, rain-aand' snow. l-lowever,'the invention iswriotllim-V ite'df to doors and :windows of the swinging in .voorm'ection with dows.

,Itvls a. principal obiect of.lniyinventionto provide. .anautomatic sealing rneansiadapte'd to be carried at thefbottom of' doorsl and rwindows (ifthe doors and Windows'arevof l.the

swinging type)Y and includinga sealing niem-4 ber, i Operable vto f; .automatically :proj ect -iln'to i engage-ment with the .sill of. tliegdoory `or` win# adapted .'tocoi'ltain` vall f the. movingfparts' of lprovide-a dev-ice Oft-he type describedfwhieh includes .l sealing f :member `associated i with an actuating' member in such. amanner, that movement :imparted -to i the;:actuatingfmein ber,by;c0ntactwith the; jarnbgof a doorframe, ca-uses thisiactuating member tok .frictionally engage `fthe sealing frmember -with f the result thatzthewsealing V.member moves into;engage ment-with `the--sill of .thel doorway, orfthe purpose'describedabove.

v .fIt;-is:another objectyof provide-a Adevice of the type specified; which includes; manually :Operable .rneans -forj caus ing the: sealing strip to engage' ,thesslll .ofE a door when the door-isfopen.

vide a device of A-tlietype.abovedescribed having manually A.operable locking fmeaius adapted- .toaloclritle 4sealing strip in a 'position i infwhich itiengages the sill "ofa door to hold thedoor in openposition.V y Y These and-other` :objects will1 be apparent freni fafper-usali of the following specification,

invention ato' the vaccompanying drawings :and the append-v edclaims. Y j f I 'Referlziligt tofthef dravvingsz'VV f f ..1 ,.is f af-vertical section through :the lower 'portion of a door, showingfthe sealingfineans lofgthe invention in Van operative position. A

' fllligQ is'a -vlewfsimilar toFigfl .andfshowsl o the sealing .-meansfin an inoperativeposition".

. Fig. l 3 '1 is .a crosssectionalwview @taken Has indicated 'byt-heline :3-,3 ofFig. il. i

Fggl lis, a 1 cross-sectional view taken sas indicated'byithe line l-jloffFigLl. Y

i rig. rfis faf'fragmentary.elevational `iview illustrating the sealing member lookingmeans ofuthe'invention. Y f

:Referring particularly tofFig. ;.1,'I':1sli'ow. a door 11,4 ofthe' swinging 'typetfliinged as in# dicatedf-at 1'2 totheframe l'offardoorway. Formed the 'bottom edgelll oifrtherdoorzll -is an elongated,=y centrally kdisposedrecess-:15

extending the ullrwidth .Off thetdo'or'll aand adapteidxrto receive. al casingv l16 in the forlm of an:invertedabo'x7 saidgbox lhaving-vertical.end walls. al?, vertical vside walls l8,:tan`d a .'horizontal top wall1l9.. The 'sidewalls' 18 :arejprovided with. horizontallyfextendingfflanges '20 4securedl to 'the bottom' '14, as by screw'; means WroHERxvEnDEaor .LYNWOOD,OALIFO;RN1A, AssrGNOnOFrrrTY-ONE.PER @Enrico 1 20?. (shown in Figs. 3 andv'll) ein suchwazmanl Arranged in vertioallyxsliding enga'gernemtl a substantially -'rectangular :plate .25.,ito :thev

bottom ofawliichis secured a=sealingstripj26 comprisingwavstrip; of :rubber,.=or other* coin-4 I pressi'ble vmaterial 1'27,fw hich` is molded 'or otherwise permanently secured' toaJretaining" stripf28.l :This strip 28is secured'tothefplatef '25ms i by '.welding. orfV soldering,y as shown in Figs. f3 54, the? sealing strip 'f 26' aridY the Another obiect of myinvention,isitoiorOk plate 25* Comprising' inthe "l'owfmefsefll-lg memberf ofsthe device. 1

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'Extending between the's'ealing member-and al bridge portion 29 ofthe casing 16 ifs 'eatension spring29%,1whichtends tti-normally?l lgiol'dV the sealing member in; theuretr acte'dfposition in whichit isvshownf-lin'Fgl'Q- 25 is a longitudinal Vgroove 30 extendingd'nwardly from one end of the plate, such as the end 31 adjacent the hinged side of the door 11, to a point substantially central of the plate 25, the. groove 30 ending in a wall sloping obliquely upward to form a cam face 32,

as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Provided in theV bottom surface 33 ofthe groove 30 and on the cam face 32 is a plurality of drilled holes 34, into which are inserted balls 35, the holes 34 being of such a depth that the balls 35 project upwardly above the surface 33 and the face 32. j n

Slidably positioned in the groove 30 is an actuating member 40, in the form of a rectangular block, having at the inner end thereof an obliquely sloping, downwardly facing cam surface 41 adapted to frictionally con tact the balls 35 inserted in the cam face 32. The outer end 42 of the actuating member 40 normally projects through an opening 43 in the wall 17 of the casing 16 adjacent the j amb 44 of the door frame 13, as shown in Fig. 2, this end 42 serving as a bumper head adapted to contact the jamb 44 when the door 11 is closed. Resilient means in the form of a ten sion spring 45 is shown connecting the actuating member 40 and the plate 25, there being a recess .46 provided in the lower surface of the member 40 to accommodate the spring 45 in the manner shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The spring 45, while not essential to the operation of my device, is preferably provided to normally urge the actuating member 40 into its outwardly projecting position as well as to assist the spring 29n in drawingthe plate 25 upwardly within the casing 16.

The outward movement of the actuating member 40 is limited by a bar 50, which is arranged within the casing 16 in such a manner as to contact an upwardly extending abutment 51 provided on the inner end of the member 40 when this member is in its outer or normal position. The bar 50 also serves as a manually operable` means of imparting.

movement to the actuating member 40, this bar being partly cylindrical, as shown in Fig. 4, so that said bar is rotatable as well as longitudinally slidable relative to the casing 16. Extending transversely outward from one side of the bar 50 is a pin 52, which projects through an opening 52L in the easing 16 and the door 11, and is provided with a grasping knob 53 for the manual manipulation thereof. A plate 54 secured to the door 11, as by screws 55, is provided with notches 56 adapted for the reception of the pin 52 for a purpose to be described later. .Y

The upper surface 60 of the actuating member 40 is preferably provided with a plurality of drilled holes 61in which are placed. balls 62 adapted to contact the wall 19 of thc casing`16 to reduce friction between the cas-Y ing 16 and the actuating 4member 40.

The operation of my invention is as follows:

Vhen the door 11 is open the movable parts of the device are allowed to assume their respective normal positions indicated in Fig. 2, at which time the sealing strip 26 is clear of the sill 22, and the bumper head 42 of the actuating member 40 projects outwardly beond the end 17 of thecasing 16, as described.

When the door 11 is moved towards its closed position the bumper head 42 contacts the j amb 44 of the door frame 13 and the actuating member 40 isY pushed inwardly into the position in which it is shown in Fig. 1, with the result that the sealing member is forced downwardly, due to the camming action bctween the cam face 32 and the cam surface 41.' 1t willrbe seen that when the sealing member 26 is in its lowermost position, as indicated in Fig. 1, the rubber strip 27 contacts the sill 22 in such a. manner as to exclude air drafts, rain or snow. It will be `clearly understood that when the door 11 is opened the sealing member will move upwardly under the influence of the spring 295, and the actuating member 40 will be forced outwardly by the camming action between the cam face 32 and the cam surface 41, assisted by the spring 45, into its normal position.

Should it be desired to hold the door 11 in open position, the grasping knob 53 may be raised into the position lindicated by dotted line 7 O of Fig. 4, so that the pin 52 is clear of the notches 56. The knob 53 is then drawn in the direction of the arrow 71 of Figs. 1, 2 and 5, motion being impartedv vto the actuating member 40 in the same direction, by reason of the contact between the bar 50 and the abutmentV 51, this movement of the actuating member 40 acuating the sealing member in the' manner described above. When the bar 50 is moved in the direction of the arrow 7l sufliciently to cause the rubber strip 27 to pressurely engage the sill 22, the grasping knob 53 may be depressed so that the pin 52 engages one of the notches 56, which serves to lock all/the moving parts of the device in their respective operative positions. The release of the door is accomplished by simply raising the grasping knob 53 so that the pin 52 clears the notches 56, whereupon the movable parts of the device automatically assume their'normal positions, as above described.

Although l have herein shown and described a single embodiment of my invention it lshould be understood that I am aware various features thereof might be changed and numerous embodiments thereof might be devised without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

1 claim as my invention:

1. 1n a sealing device of the character described, the combination'of: a closure member adapted to close an opening; a recess formed in an edge of said closure member; a

sealing member positioned within said recess and movable to engage 4an adjacent wall of (Ji i mesaeao said opening; an engageable face provided on said sealing member; an actuating member operable to automatically engage said face coincident with the closing of said closure member, whereby said sealing member will be moved to engage said wall; and manually operable means for causing said sealing.

member to engage said wall when said closure member is open, for the purpose of holding said closure member in open position.

2. ln a sealing device of the character described, the combination of: a closure member adapted to close an opening; a recess formed in an edge of said closure member; a sealing member positioned within said recess' and movable to engage an adjacent wall of Vsaid opening; an engageable face provided on said sealing member; an actuating member operable to automatically move trans,- versely with respect to the direction of movement of said sealing member to engage said face coincident with the closing of said closure member, whereby said sealing member will be moved to engage said wall; and manually operable means for causing said sealing Y member to engage said wall when said closurel member is open; for the purpose of holding said closure member in open position. j

3. In a sealing device of the character described, the combination of a closure member adapted to close an opening; an elongated recess formed in an edge of said Vclosure member and adapted to receive a casing having an aperture therein; a- Asealing member posi-l tioned in said casing and operable to move outwardly through said aperture to engage an adjacent Wall of said opening; means for normally urging said sealing member inwardly in said casing; an engageable Jface provided on said sealing member; an actuating member vmovable transversely with respect to the direction of movement of said sealing member; an engaging surface provided oii said actuating member an-d adapted to engage said-face; a bumper head provided on said actuating member and normally e'X- n tending beyond an end of said casing Vto engage an adjacent wall of said opening when said closure member is moved into closed position, whereby said actuating member is moved, thus causing said surface to engage said face so as tomove said sealing member outwardly into engagement with said first mentioned wall; and manually operable.

means for causing said sealing memberV to engage said first mentioned wall when said closure member is open, for the purpose of holding said closure Vmember in open position.

4. In a sealing device of the character described, the combination of: a closure member adapted to close an opening; an elongatedV recess formed in an edge of said closure member and adapted to receive a casing having an aperture therein; a sealing member positioned iii said casing and operableV to move Qutvrardly. through Said aperture; to engage mevedaintofclosed position,fwherebyy saidiacmating member gis moved; thus causing said IHOVB said Sealing member 1 outwardly finto engagement with Asaid irst mentioned wall; and mamially operable mea-nsv ffor v causing said sealilg member'to engage saidy lirstmentioned. wall when said closure-member is open,

ber in open4 position.

for the, .purpose of holding said closure inemi `5.51m af :sealing device of the character described,the'combinationf,of a closuremember adaptedwtoi close e an .opening an eloning i having an "aperture therein; a `sealing memberprpositioneid insaid. casing and loperabletoi-move outwardlyrthrough saidaperl tri-reto engagerenadjacent wall ef said ,opening; meansffor# normallynr-ging ,said sealing member inwardly-in said, casing; a cam face provided on said sealing member; anlactuating member movablef transversely .with .-re-

' specht .1 to the directiony of movement. of :said

Sealing member; a cam lsaurfaceprov'ided. on saidactuating inembervan'd adapted to engage said cam face; a bumper head provided on said actuating member and normally eX- tending -beyond'an end of said casing to ensaid closure member is moved'` into closed position, whereby said actuating member is` moved, thus causing said cam surface to engage said cam face so as to move said sealing Vmember 4outwardly into engagement withV said first mentioned wall; means for returningsaid actuating member to its normal position; and manually operable means for causing said sealing member'to engage said rst mentioned wall when said closure member is open, for the purpose of holding said Y closuremember in open position.

6. In a'sealingdevice of the character described; the combination of: a closurev mein- Jber adapted fto close an opening; an elon- .gated recess formed' in an edge of said closure member and adapted to receive a casing having an aperture there1n;-a sealing member positioned in said casing and operlsisi yico ies

gage an adjacent wall of said opening when i able to move outwardly through saidaper- Y vtur-e to engage an adjacent wall of said opening; means for normally urging said sealing member inwardly in said casing; an engageable face provided on said sealing member; an actuating member movable transversely with respect to the direction of movement of said sealing member; an engaging surface provided on said actuating member and adapted to engage said engageable face; a bumper head provided on said actuating member and normally extending beyond an end oic said casing to engage an adjacentwall of said opening when said closure member is moved into closed position, whereby said actuating member is moved, thus causing said surface to engage said i'ace so as to move said sealing member outwardly into engagement with said first mentioned wall; means for returning said actuating member to its normal position; an operating block arranged within said casing so as to be slidable longitudinally relative to said casing and said actuating member, said operating block being adapted to contact an abutment formed on said actuating member; a grasping knob associated with said block and projecting exteriorly of said closure'memben'said knob being manually operable to cause said block to engage said abutment to move said actuating member, whereby said surface engagesI said face to move said sealing member outwardly into engagement with said first mentioned wall; and locking means associated with said grasping knob to lock said movable parts in said last named position, for the purpose of holding said closure member in open position.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 22nd day of September, 1930.

, VICHER VEDDER. 

